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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM FRETWELL, OF REIDSVILLE, NOR'IH CAROLINA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 353,852, dated December '7, 1886.

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To all whom it may concern.:

Beit known that I, WILLIAM A. FRETWELL, of Reidsville, in the county of Rockingham and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Plows; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specication, in Which-- Figure lis a perspective view, looking from below upward, of my improved plow, parts of which are broken away and other parts are detached. Fig. 2 is a top view indicating the adjustable crank -connection between the beams and the set-nut therefor. Fsg. 3 is a perspective view in detail looking from the front toward the rear of the plow, showing the curved standard notched and perforated without a shovel. Fig. 4t is a modification showing the stilts and a turn-plow attached to the curved beam in lieu of ashovel. Fig. 5 is a side view, partly in section, showing the notched end of thev beam and an adjustable clevis applied thereto. Fig. 6 is a section taken horizontally through Fig.` 4, as indicated by dotted line x x thereon. enlarged, showing the manner of adjustably connecting the cranked rod to the beams and stilts for the purpose of uniting the same.

My invention relates to improvements in cultivators and light turn-plows, which are interchangeable and adjustable, which improvements will be fully understood from the following description and claims, taken in connection with the annexed drawings.

Referring to the drawings by letters, A des ignates the main beam ofthe implement, and A' the shorter beam, both of which are curved at their rear ends and perforated, as shown at a. rlhe lower termini of these curved beapus are tapered and adapted to afford hearings or seats for shovels X of` the form shown or of The shovels X are secured to the curved rear parts of the beams by means of a screw and nut or other suitable fastening.

The front ends of the two beams A A' arel connected by a transverse pivot-bolt, a', to which is attached a clevis, B, as shown clearly Figs. 7 and 8 are sectional details, l

in Fig. 5. This clevis consists of a loop having a broad portion, b', perforated in the arc of the circle coincident with the axis of the bolt a', and adapted to receive a clevis-bolt, b2, which is received in the notched end b3 of the bar A, as shown in said Fig. 5.

' C G' designate the stilts or handles of my improved combined cultivator and plow. These stilts are connected together by a shackle, D, consisting of a transverse connecting hook and eyes, d d', which allow a free shackle movement of the two stilts, vthe shackle D being detachable from the eye d. The front ends of the stilts are pivotally connected to the beams A A' by means of acranked transverse brace, E. consisting of the angles e e' and a longitudinal portion, E', forming a bell-crank. The ends of this crank are screw-threaded and adapted to receive handle-nutsf'g' and Washers. This end e of the crank is passed through the beam A' and through the stilt C'. The end e' is passed through the beam A and through a standard-brace, H, which is pivoted at its upper end to the stilt C. Directly opposite the standard-brace H is the similar brace, H', which is pivoted at, its upper end to the stilt O and connectedto the back of the beam A' by a bolt and nut, h', provision heilig made by one or more holes hIl for adjusting the lower end of the standard H' forward or backward. It will thus be seen that I have practically a iiexible cultivator-frame braced by a crank and capable of being set at any desired point of adjustment for hill orl level land.

By detaching the beam A from beam A and using a clip, I, and binding-bolt t', and a nut and pivot, q, I may attach the stilts C C' to the back ot' the said beam, employing in the modilication shown in Fig. 4 the standards h h' as braces and using alight turn-plow. Thus converted, the bolt z' crosses la notch, fi', made in the back of the standard A.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. In a cultivator, the two curved beams A A', pivoted near their front ends, in combina tion with the cranked brace and its nuts, and a standard connecting the stilts to said beams, substantially in the manner and for the purpose described.

2. In a cultivator, the combination of the pivotally-connected beams A A', the crank E,

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connecting one beam with the stilt C direct, In testimony that I claim the foregoing as the brace-standard H', connecting the said stilt my own I afx my signature in presence of two to the saidl beam, the standard H, pivotally witnesses.

connected to the stlt O and connected by the WILLIAM A. FRETWELL. 5 arm e of the crank tothe beam A, al1 con- Witnesses: t structcd and adapted to operate substantially JAMES SLOAN,

in themanner and yfor the purpose set forth. t H. B. BURNETm 

